Icelink is a proposed electricity interconnector between Iceland and the United Kingdom via Great Britain. At 1,000 to 1,200 km (620 to 750 miles), the 800–1,200 MW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link would be the longest sub-sea power interconnector in the world.[1]
The project partners for the main proposal are National Grid plc in the UK, Landsvirkjun, the state-owned generator in Iceland, and Landsnet, the Icelandic Transmission System Operator (TSO).[2] An alternative proposal by Edi Truell's company Disruptive Capital Finance goes by the name "Atlantic SuperConnection", but it requires UK government financing.[3][4]
According to Landsvirkjun, it will take about five years to complete feasibility and other work, and if a decision is made to go ahead, construction and installation would take a further five to six years.[5]
The cost is as of 2023 expected to be €3.5 bn ($3.8 bn), for the cable and stations, not counting additional power plants.[6]
- ^ "Iceland-UK power interconnector delayed by Brexit". Power Engineering International. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Interconnectors - Iceland". National Grid plc. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ Collingridge, John. "Edi Truell threatens to pull plug on Teesside's Atlantic Superconnection cable factory". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ Singer, Julian. "Atlantic Superconnection: importing low carbon electricity from Iceland". GreenBarrel.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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